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THE PAPER THAT IS READ FIRST "We take all the Imt I always read The first." --Dally Citizen Suhncriber. 3otoa Citp Ctttjen DIRECT WIRE SERVICE UNITED PRESS The Ifettad 60O EveniBf Mempapere Special Wire to Daily Citiam Office 27TII YEAR-DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AS RESULT OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, MONDAY, DKCKMHKK New Orleans, Dec. 31--Private messages received here from British Honduras estimated the dead as a result of the Guatamala earthquake at 1500. Washington, Dec. thousand dead as a result of the Gaut- amala city earthquake was the estimate furnished the state department today in a cablegram from the Central and South American Telegraph company.

The San Jose manager under date'of December 30 stated he had returned from tne capital where he found forty percent of the houses demolished and the American legation and consulate, the post office and large churches wrecked. Martial law was in effect he said. The shocks continue at five minute intervals, it was said. Washington, Dec. City, the capital of Guatemala, lias bivn wiped off the map by earthquake and persons--the entire pop- puhition--are homeless in the streets.

News of the destruction of the city reached Washington in a cablegram from Guatemala City received by the navy department through its radio system. Orders have been issued by the navy department to all of its vessels in the vicinity of be Gi'U" of Honduras and the Pacific coast of Guatemala to give all the possible to the stricken populace. Everything in Rums. The message received bv the a department stated a b.id been another bad a a -ho a dav and a i had completed the work of destruction started bv the earlier Chocks. The department's message "Bad earthquake finished the i of Evcr.v i in i and beyond description as a result of i last shock.

One hundred and Iweniy-fiiu tbousmd people are in try are very cold and windy. Tents are needed badly. Quite a number killed by falling walls." Thousands Are Homeless. First news of the earthquake reached the a department officially in tilejrram from Charge d'affaires Thurston week stating that the earthquake shocks continued on December 2S, tl.at the a situation was then bivominjj serious and sanitary conditions becoming correspondingly nffccfod. The dispatch said a even then the destruction as i i ami that were without although the foreign colonies were safe.

Our charge d'affaires instructed by Secretary Lansing to inform President Cabrera a i country desired 1o be of overv posMble assistance to the sister republic. Quakes Continue Three Days. A wireless dispatch explained that the earthquakes began on December 25. Official advices indicate that 'hey have continued every day until Saturday, when the work of demolition of the city had been completed. The earlier quakes had destroyed 80 per cent of the buildings'.

The remaining 20 per cent went down Saturday. U. S. Consulate Destroyed. The American consulate was de- in the quakes that occurred between December and 28.

The American legation building wns standintr on the 2Sth. but was filled i It also has srone dov n. according to the latest report. Recorded at Georgetown. i re shocks occurred between and 7 o'clock Satrday night.

Violent ciuakes were recorded nt fliat time the 'he Georgetown i i observatory, and tl.e i a a estimated at 1,000 miles Iroin Washington. Optimistic Thought. It is a point of godly wisdom to be at peace i i UK and at war viith vices. WILSON AM) nmmiH LEADERS AGREE TO RAISE WAGES OF ALL EMPLOYEES Washington, Dec Director General Adoo i pay his 1.5no, a i a i more money This has bei i i agreed upon between Presmunt Wil.son and the leaders of the great brotherhoods and i i rover increases for all employees members of the or The government will not meet the torty percent increase demanded by the men but an agree- is assured. At a conierencp today between Me Adoo and t'nit- ed States board of i a i ard conciliation the basis of ineeraso was expected to be i a determined This i together i act i to relieve congestion at the ports of New York and Newport News now a i tue of heavy export freight have been occupying Me Adoo's attention His plan is to divert i i a freight directed to these points and send it to Boston and The long a central part of which the eastern i a i a freight the the country for roads have been actively i i will be eliminated entirely and all such shipments i go to New Orleans and other southern points which have been idle.

RRITIHH CASUALTIES IV DECEMBER THE SINCE A I London, Dec. 3 1 3 i i i casual- tics for December were le-s than in a month since A accord- i to a compilation a of last list toy the United Press today. This shows total of 80.8(K! officers and men announced as i wounded and missing during i last of the year. Of Ihis number 16,065 were killed, wounded an'' 0 ,4 TEUTONS AND RUSS TO FREE PRISONERS Brest-Litovsk, Dec. agreement on a series of important points, including liberation of war prisoners and resumption of commercial' relations, was readied by the delegates, of Russia antl the central powers in discussion of issues i in the tveut oC a general peace, would have to be se'tled among the nations represented in the negotiations here.

This provisional discussion was terminated on Friday, the basis of an agreement adopted being reach' under the reservation that it was to be examined by the governments represented bj the delegates. In respect to a relations, an understanding was arrived at regarding Ihe restoration of the i a i as it existed the war began. It was provided a certain laws- adopted during Ihe war shall be a celed and a those- affected thereby shall be restored to i previous rights or indemnified. The rules in regard to payment of war costs and damage were defined in greater detail. Provisions were made concerning damages suffered by i i ians outside the a area.

An agreement in principle was reached regarding the reciprocal liberation and i their homes of war prisoners and interned i i i a and also tor the return of captured merchant vessels. Speedy resumption of i a i and consular relations is embraced in the understaiidinu'. It is set. forth a (here 1 shall be i i a stoppage of economic a a establishment of commercial intercourse and the organized exchange of commodities. A substantial a i was- ar- riv ed at on lib the basis' of economic a i shall be permanently.

This Year's Resolutions THE I CITIZEN WILL NOT BE ISSt El) TOMORROW ON ACCOIXT OF NEW EAR'S DAY. PRICE THREE NUMBER 277 BREAKS WRIST IN FALL SATURDAY EVENING Mrs. Edna Miller was the victim of a very painful accident Saturday evening about 6 o'clock when she fell on the slippery walk in front of her home on 14 west College street breaking her right wrist. She was given medical care and altho the break is very painful she is getting along fine. It is not thought that any other injury might have occurred, such as the wrenching of her back when she struck the sidewalk.

EXPORT UX TO SUCCEED JU E. CALDWELL WHO WILL TO LA CROSSE C. H. Meyers, former assistant Er manager of the Davenport Power company has arrived in the city take his work as general BELIEVED SAFE LINCOLN HESS, WHOSE SOY IN THE STRICKEN CITK HOPES FOR SOX'S "I believe my boy is safe, though I have been unable to hear from him since the great catastrophe" said Mr. Lincoln Hess today; at his home on Dubuque street when speaking of his son who is in the stricken city of Guatemala.

Mr. Hess stated that while ha had been unable to get word from his son and that press dispatches stated that the city had been laid, waste, yet it was also stated in the dispatches that all Americans wera safe, and on this he based Ms belief of the safety of his son Sends Cable of Inquiry Mr. Hess showed visibly the anxiety which he feels, and stated that he had sent a cablegram of inquiry, addressing the same to hi3 son, in care of Grace tha firm by whom his son is employed, and that although several days have elapsed he has had no reply. This may be accounted for by the fact lighting plant Mr. Caldwell's successor conies manager of the Iowa City Power that lines of wire communication Company to succeed L.

E. Cald- are in very bad shape and in who will take charge of the! i aces are doW so that only a lim- La Wisconsin, heating and ite amount of news and information may be sent out. If word is not received in a short time Mr. Hess may cable the United States Consulate and make an effort to get information through that channel. In the South Three Years Percy Hess has been in thd South American country about threa years now and while he is an iigin- eeY by profession he has Tor twa years been in the employ of Grace importers and exporters, ot everything produced or usec' by this country.

Grace and company have offices in many of the p-incipal cities and countries of the world and do an enormous business. cy Hess is now" managr of tha Guatemala offices. well recommended, being an efficient young man and no doubt will make a worthy successor to Mr. Caldwell the retiring manager. Mr.

Meyers will take charge of his new duties in two or three weeks. TOM REESE TO GO TO Copenhagen. Dec. Bol- sheviki government has released fourteen Austrian merchantmen in- turned in Russian waters according where Mr. Reese expects to to word received here tod ships totalled 40,000 tons.

Thomas B. Reese and family leave Wednesday for Great Palls, ording to word received here today. The locate in the future. Mr. and Mrs.

GERMANS SUCCEED IN TAKING FEW BRITISH TRENCHES A London, Dec. --German troops still clun? to a part of the British trenches in neighborhood of a a i south of Marcomg which they gained in a cittack i i Field Marshal llaig a As a result of buetes-ful counter a tacks, the British at roon regained the more i a part 1 of i i as rirign. a prisoners and a i guns v.eie taken. TO INSPECT ALL MEAT PRODUCTS AT CAMP DODGE C-imp Dodge, Dec. products purchased in Iowa will not be served at any meals here until they are inspected by inspectors of the bureau of animal husbandry.

Although nothing has been found amiss i the meat it is the intention of the officers of the di- Reese have been residents of Iowa M2Ry-and Johnson -cduMy-f or time and leave many friends behind in going to a new location. For Harried Percy Hess one year ago married an English lady whose brother many years he has been one of the'. one ot the large planters of that head men in the Bloom-Mayer cloth- country and while he has away, ing house. vision to prevent bad meat from Enid Vane, i of Maj Henry'being brought into the camp. With! At the a Ceul Vane of the Yorkshire Hussars the finding of glass in tomatoes reported the i i hne was advanced s'ightly I both sides or the Ypros aden railway.

Territory Unexplored. In Arabia there is a tract of unex plored territory nearly live times the area of Great Britain, while nearly a quarter of Australia a a i the tigation of civilized man. He Couldn't Understand. Bob had had a strenuous day at school. In discussing it he said: "Mother, why don women have any use for men when they're little? Don they know they'll grow up some prince WALES WITHIN A WEEK.

Thuursday. Jan. 3, Ed B. Hughes, closing out sale, 3 1-2 miles west of Iowa City on the Rob ret road and 1-2 mile, south of farm of horses; 50 head of catUe; 30 head of hogs; grain and farm machinery, hMr of i Karon Barnard, was formerly Lad Enid Victoria Fane, daughter of earl of Westmorland. Lady Enid has introduced many ways of bet ton the condition of the a i lies ieft 1" hind.

Charity bax.aars in i i she helped raised considerable to i i comforts for soldiers. Sin has devoting practically ail of her to war relief duties and she has ac ornplishcd a ijreat deal of and rice the plan is to make a thorough examination of every food product brought into the cantonment. ENGLAND AND FRANCE WILL EQUIP AMERICAN TROOPS DC. Brit- I Enid is one of the most' ain and France have agreed to sup- NEW CHALMERS CAR NEARLY DEMOLISHED WHEN STRUCK BV INTERURHAN A new Chalmers car, owned and the disaster driven by Walt Namur was nearly demolished when it struck the interurban yesterday afternoon. The accident occured at the corner of Burlington and Capitol streets.

Xamur accompanied by Paul arr were driving west on 'Burlington go- three years he still owes to Uncle Sam, and being thiny years of age, he is among the drafted although well down to the jlast of the list under the old system of calling. Mr. Hess "has sent the questionnaire to his sou It takes about ten days for mail to come from there here and about weeks for mail to travel from here to there, going by way of New Orleans and from there by boat to the seaport town. Receives Letter AVcdne-day Mr. Franklin Hess received a letter from his son Wednesday of last week, it being written lovg before a i ladies in the Untihh i artillery for all American troops ing the hill wnile the lnter sent to France in 1918 and are a wa going gouth on Capitol Dec allied i a here today recommended to i i respective govern- a they a i i a in a conference here i stai claim a general peace pol- feet of the allies DIVERS CRASH 11 ared to uirniah it eve nlonger if UNDER SEA Thev i it because Wa- Crozier this i i Dec.

rrpfe'l si i 'in JIJIVP collided i ad both have come port. Xo one ever had ullt ir a a i committee The i Press learned i om two submarines i an a i source that i rec- and not i be ems-bed i a i was made in he- i i of i ever lief a such a is the i i i i before. The only only i a a slay sep- mr.v a i MK stem M-S-' arate pesce a of the Tlolsl.e. i nil and some i Secretary man of the inter- i i oi other. The 10111- a i a sona'i-'s a this a I i ol one vessel 'lie (America has neither the guns nor the ships to transport them in This was the testimony of "Major a Crozier before the senate General put the responsibility for on the country as a lor a i to prepare.

POISONED MAN PASSES A BAD NIGHT i received and forwarded to at i a the i sent A Henderson loader or the Bolsheviki a i a a i i i i a i liberal a amis and opposing a separate a i i i i i i i here I i dep.mnn in now permits i to be a public. Goorg a a the man who a a i I poisoned bv eating i a been sprinkled i leaving the station and on its way out of town. Neither claim they saw the other i too late and consequently a head-on collision occurred. Mr. Namur tried to stop his car but was too close to the larger vehicle and could not avert the smashup.

The Namur car had the i wheels and tenders -bent nearly double while the back wheels fared slightly better. Luckily no one a hurt altho both occupants of the automobile received a good jolt and a few bruises. VAUDEVILLE CHIEF i i a ant A Are Host Host THK a i a i a Ti'esdav and in the west a a poi i i LOCH; A RFJ'ORT 24 I 7 a. in. Today.

a a i i 0. Precipitation, inches, State of weather, cloudy. Direction of wind, S. K. i a poison at the College Inn Friday i pa.s-ed a bad night at the 1 i i a last night.

Dr. A I I A I a i i a i who is the at- i i i a a that he i I Pas'adi ,1.1 Dec. --K I' I i a bi.v he out in a da or so. lei. president of a a I-V a i a i is i i lo i i a i He s.inl a i he has been Iv i i of i i i i for a i Mr.

i i made his i discussing a i of the i a i i i a i a i i nt o1 the roi-lu DODGE MAN IS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON iDes Moines, Dec. question of a special session of the thirty-seventh Iowa general as-embly still hung in the balance today the announcement by Governor a i that he will not make his decision i he refurns fmm his i of Indiana and Ohio. Harding (departs Wednesday and gone until Monday at least. It was learnes that far as- -es were lacking that the assemblymen would confine their business to war measure? as requested by the executive. Many OT.

the senators and representatives have suggested they a various bills they will try to introduce if tne special ses-ion is called. 'Trospi'i-tive do not interest i A i i said. "1 a been i i i for of i Horn a i a i I a i eriou-'h." 1 feel been in the service long MEXICAN BEING HELD BY GOV. OFFFICIALS He had "registered BA1TIE Camp Dodge. Dec.

:1 --Harold i.in-i a a concluded Rruber who is said to have declar- I i the contained arsenic ed he rather see the United not 1 States destroyed than lift a hand to defend it, was sentenced to fifteen jears in the penitentiary by the court a i a here this afternoon, at a a and a religious scruples as his ex- .11 of-i eruption cause. When the exemp- i a are i i a i a a tion was overruled and he was sent Tokio Dec 31 Fierce i ia in progress at I between a to been a by here for military a i i he re- i a Fen.aded, a local Mexican fused perform his duties. who is said to a declared Ger-j Cither convictions a i' 0 bolshevik! guards and the cam a i the I'nited States a five years at Ft Leaven- 1pt Cossack forces according fo di an a he like to help her on charges of forgerj and patches from Harbin. Holshr- Questionnaires have been mailed today to registtants a i order numbers between i and i sive. it.

He i get a hearing Wednesday. A Daily Thought, I'll bind myself to that which, once beinc; i not be less right when I phi i from Kingslov. Citizen a d.s Are Best. obtaining money under false pre-1 i i were reported to have tenses. a French consular agent ami William Turner, three months two other French citizens.

Tha in the guard house for being ab- town is said to be tn flames, sent frotn duty without leave. Arthur Hedrick convicted on the same charge, guard house. one month in the To the terror of i i Is added the almost complete lack of 'stated, are receiving reinforcements. are rwivinif rpinforeutnetun I KWSPAPLRl.